North Korean Defector Kwangho Kim, his wife, and his one-year-old daughter who were detained in China safely returned to South Korea. Mr. Kim defected from North Korea in 2009 with his wife, but went back with his family after attaining South Korean citizenship. The family appeared on Chosun Joongang TV (a North Korean broadcasting network)… Continue Reading »

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The National Human Right Commission of Korea (NHRCK) announced the release of North Korea’s infringement of human right case study in April. The case study is a compilation of cases that have been reported to NHRCK’s North Korea Human Right Infringement Report Center since March 15th of last year. NHRCK have been operating the… Continue Reading »

North Korean defectors testified about severe tortures in North Korean concentration camps. Inmates suffer from various corporal punishments depicted in the picture above. Added to these, pregnant women are forced to abort. Drugs were injected into their bellies-babies survived were put to death. Starvation is also a common thing. Their sandyish meal consists of mainly… Continue Reading »

According to the report by SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) it was reported that some of the North Korean defectors being held by the Chinese authorities in China were forcibly returned to North Korea. As a response, the South Korean government is going to raise the issue to the United Nations Human Rights Committee starting on… Continue Reading »

Last week, about 30 refugees from North Korea were caught by the Chinese police. The defectors, who fear the torture and public execution when they were sent back by the Chinese government, asked National Human Rights Commission of ROK for help. As a response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the Chinese government to follow… Continue Reading »

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) online propaganda toward South Korea, uriminzokkiri (Only between Korean Peoples), condemned the vote for the installation of the Special Committee on North Korean Human Rights by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK). The NHRCK held their annual first plenary meeting on Jan. 10th and decided to… Continue Reading »

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